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Tangled Up In You (Writer Friends #3)

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Maddie Dupree isn't in Truly, Idaho, looking for a husband, a boyfriend, or anything in between.

Maddie is determined to uncover the untold story about the town's sordid past--her past. As a child, Maddie lost everything, and now she's back at the scene of the scandal--a local establishment that's always belonged to the Hennessys--determined to uncover the truth, and nothin...more

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Published July 31st 2007 by Avon

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Feb 13, 2013 Jenn Scranton rated it 3 of 5 stars

UPDATE: 2/13/13
The more I have thought about this book, the most I really did enjoy it. I have bumped it up to 3.5 stars versus my previous 2. I still can't stop thinking about all of the luxurious soaps and scents which is why I have a multitude of pretty smelling things suddenly topping my dresser. As my gift to you, coupon code for 20% off Bath and Body Works.
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This book had a great story line! Exciting, unpredictable and different than anything else I...more UPDATE: 2/13/13
The more I have thought about this book, the most I really did enjoy it. I have bumped it up to 3.5 stars versus my previous 2. I still can't stop thinking about all of the luxurious soaps and scents which is why I have a multitude of pretty smelling things suddenly topping my dresser. As my gift to you, coupon code for 20% off Bath and Body Works.
Coupon Code: RMNFEB13 (good until 3/04/13)

This book had a great story line! Exciting, unpredictable and different than anything else I have ever read! But I feel like it should be wrapped in caution tape that reads:
CAUTION: THIS ENDING WILL PISS YOU OFF!

Tangled Up In You picks up the Writer Friends Series with Maddie, the more "rebel" friend. Rebel in the sense that she had no desire to get married and have kids. She is smart mouthed and sassy and she doesn't change for anyone. She is a true crime writer who wants to write about the crime committed against her mother that left Maddie orphaned.

29 years ago Alice Jones was sleeping with the wrong married man. Loch was a known ladies man and had an affair with every woman in town, but his wife had finally had enough... On a hot night in August Loch's wife came into the bar that they owned and shot Loch and the "Waitress", before she shot herself. Left in the aftermath were 3 small children. Alice's 5 year old daughter and Loch's 5 year old son, Mick, and 10 year old daughter.

When Maddie started digging all of the info for her book, she knew it would be difficult, but she never knew how difficult it would be to stay away from Mick... Who knew that he would be gorgeous and charming and want the same things in life as she had... Who knew?

My Commentary:
The book was great! I know, then why did I only give it two stars? The reason is the end. It was not your typical shitty, cop-out ending... Maddie has been a strong character for 3 books. She has her head high and knows what she wants out of life. She is not the "white wedding, picket fence, baby-making" kind of person... but in the last paragraph, Rachel Gibson turned her into one! I felt that it was weak. Maddie could have fallen in love with Mick and they could continue their character as is as opposed to the about-face they were given... I am a "white wedding, picket fence, baby-making" kind of person, but one doesn't need that to be considered a "happy ever after".

As a side note, the book definitely made me want to raid Bath & Body works and buy pretty soaps. Especially if that is the result ;)(less)

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Jun 10, 2010 Zeek rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: favorites-all-time, contemp-rom, favorite-author, romance, own

"You can never come home again-" well, that's sorta true for Maddie Dupree, for come home is exactly what she's done. No longer the orphaned and scared child forced to leave with her Aunt after the tragic death of her mother, Maddie is now a popular true crime novelist making her way in the world and she's decided to make the focus of her next novel personal- very personal.

Maddie's determined to get to know more about the family at the center of her mother's murder - and she'll stop at nothing t...more

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Jan 30, 2008 Ana T. rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: keeper, contemporary, loaned

I was a bit worried about starting this one as I thought the previous one in this series was nothing special but now I'm really glad that I did. Because I enjoyed it very much!

Maddie is determined to uncover the untold story about the town's sordid past—her past. As a child, Maddie lost everything, and now she's back at the scene of the scandal—a local establishment that's always belonged to the Hennessys—determined to uncover the truth, and nothing is going to stand in her way. Especially not a...more I was a bit worried about starting this one as I thought the previous one in this series was nothing special but now I'm really glad that I did. Because I enjoyed it very much!

Maddie is determined to uncover the untold story about the town's sordid past—her past. As a child, Maddie lost everything, and now she's back at the scene of the scandal—a local establishment that's always belonged to the Hennessys—determined to uncover the truth, and nothing is going to stand in her way. Especially not a black-haired, blue-eyed Hennessy.

Everyone in Truly knows that the Hennessy men are irresistible, and the current owner, Mick, is no exception. His late father was a skirt-chasing heartbreaker who ended up causing disaster for two families. So far, Mick's managed to keep the ladies in line, but when he claps eyes on Maddie, with her luscious curves and tempting lips, he can't resist getting tangled up with her.

But Maddie is keeping secrets, not the least of which is her true reason for being in town. And when Mick discovers what`s really going on, there is going to be a whole lot of trouble in Truly.

I really really liked Maddie. I found her a really likeable heroine and I felt that I really got to know her. She is funny, resourceful, independent and was a very interesting person. A true crime writer she decides to investigate the murder of her mother 29 years before at the hands of her lover's wife that also killed him and then commited suicide. She goes back to Truly, where the tragedy took place.

Mick Hennessy became an orphan when his mother killed his father, his father's lover and then committed suicide. Unlike his sister Meg, Mick only wants to forget about a past that brought him nothing but pain when he was growing up.

Maddie and Mick meet but she doesn't tell him her real name. They are initially attracted but things go wrong as soon as he finds out she is writing about about the crime. He wants her to give it up but she doesn't, she also doesn't tell him who she is even after they get involved. This was something I felt should have bothered me a bit but it didn't. Maybe because Maddie doesn't use Mick for information so I never really felt she was using him. Instead she came across as really in love and torn between telling him and having to face a negative reaction. Also she has to put up with everybody speaking of her mother as "the waitress" and blaiming her for getting involved with a married man. Although it's not a situation I feel should be taken lightly the fact is that the married party is the one that promised to love and to honor. It always annoys me to no end that women are always considered the guilty ones in this kind of situation!

When Maddie finally tells Mick I felt so bad for her that he reacted badly. Maddie was after all a victim just as he and his sister were and nobody seemed to remember that. Speaking of his sister she was really annoying and I'm glad she was kept in a very secondary role.

Grade: B+
Not as good as some of my favourites by her but a very satisfying read!(less)

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Nov 14, 2012 Serpil Kır rated it 5 of 5 stars

Rachel Gibson / Sırlar Aşka Engel Mi?

Kesinlikle engel,okuyarak bunu en iyi şekilde anladım.
Kitabın adıyla konusu ancak bu kadar tamamlaya bilirdi birbirlerini.
Konu sahibi RACHEL GİBSON da olunca keyifli bir kitap okumak kaçınılmaz..
Writer Friend’s (Yazar arkadaşlar) serisinin son kitabı-aslında 3. kitabı- okundu.

Ne diyebilirimki,bu yazarı sevmemde bir çok sebep sıralaya bilirim.Serinin yayınlanmamış kitabı kalmasa da başka serilerde buluşmak ümidiyle bu devri kapatmış bulunuyorum...
Psikolojik so...more Rachel Gibson / Sırlar Aşka Engel Mi?

Kesinlikle engel,okuyarak bunu en iyi şekilde anladım.
Kitabın adıyla konusu ancak bu kadar tamamlaya bilirdi birbirlerini.
Konu sahibi RACHEL GİBSON da olunca keyifli bir kitap okumak kaçınılmaz..
Writer Friend’s (Yazar arkadaşlar) serisinin son kitabı-aslında 3. kitabı- okundu.

Ne diyebilirimki,bu yazarı sevmemde bir çok sebep sıralaya bilirim.Serinin yayınlanmamış kitabı kalmasa da başka serilerde buluşmak ümidiyle bu devri kapatmış bulunuyorum...
Psikolojik sorunlu seri katiller ile ilgili roman yazan Maddie,kendisi için kapanmış geçmişinde,annesine ait günlüklerini bulduğunda ister istemez kapandı sandığı olaylar açılır.

Annesi ile beş yaşındayken taşındığı Tuly kasabasına geri döner. Annesinin evli Loch Hannessy ile ilişkisi sonucu,karısı Rose, Maddie'nin annesini,Lorch’u ve kendini öldürülür...

Geride kalan Mick,Meg Hannessy kardeşler ve Maddie'nin hayatları bu olayla değişir...
Yıllar sonra kasabaya döner ve bu cinayeti roman haline getirmeye kararlıdır.Mick ile tanıştığında yasaklı bölge olduğunu bilmektedir,ama duygularına engel olmaya çalışırken, Mick Maddie’e pek yardımcı olmaz,Mick’e bakan herkesin onda gördüğü beyaz gelinlik,pembe panjurlu ev ve iyi bir baba adayı izlenimine kapılmak istemesede duygular da aşka engel olmaya çaılmaktadır.

Zira Mick'in bilmediği ise Maddie'nin kim olduğudur. Maddie'nin cinnet anını roman olarak yazacağını öğrenmek bile Mick'i öfkelendirmiştir.. Sorun şu dur ki,artık Mick de duygularına engel olamaz...Arada kalan "sır" dışında herşeyi kabullenmeye bile razı olan duyguları ile Mick ve Maddie mutludur.
Peki bu Sır Aşklarına engel olacak mıdır? işte bu kısmını sizler okuyarak karar verin :)

seri dört kitaplık,ama bu kitabı okuyunca tek de okuyabileceğinizi söyleyebilirim. Elbette önceliğim seri ile tanışmanızdan yana,her bir karakterin hikayesi ve aşklarına okumak çok eğlenceli...

Çok severek okudum,yazar Rachel Gibson olunca TAVSiYE kısmın kesinlikle TAVSİYE OLUNUR'dan yana...Şimdi den keyifli OKUMALAR dilerim...

SeRpiL....(less)

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Aug 14, 2012 VaultOfBooks rated it 2 of 5 stars

By Rachel Gibson. Grade B+
All the books by Rachel Gibson follow almost the same plot with just a little variation here and there: the hero is hot and quite a playboy. Doesn’t want to marry, has women only for sex. The heroine is beautiful, she also wants the hero for sex, they make a deal, no strings attached, but the heroine falls in love with him during it and so it goes.
Tangled Up In You isn’t anything different:
When Maddie Dupree enters Hennessy’s Bar in Truly, Idaho, she isn’t looking for a...more By Rachel Gibson. Grade B+
All the books by Rachel Gibson follow almost the same plot with just a little variation here and there: the hero is hot and quite a playboy. Doesn’t want to marry, has women only for sex. The heroine is beautiful, she also wants the hero for sex, they make a deal, no strings attached, but the heroine falls in love with him during it and so it goes.
Tangled Up In You isn’t anything different:
When Maddie Dupree enters Hennessy’s Bar in Truly, Idaho, she isn’t looking for a husband, a boyfriend, or even just a drink. She’s looking for the truth about her past, and nothing will stand in her way. Especially not a Hennessy boy. Everyone knows Mick Hennessy is irresistible. So far, he’s managed to keep the ladies in line, but when he claps eyes on gorgeous Maddie, he just can’t help getting involved. But Maddie’s keeping secrets about why she’s in town — and when those secrets are revealed, there’ll be a whole lot of trouble in Truly!

Maddie Dupree is a murder mystery writer which involves serial-killers.
But when she looks into her own past, she decides to write a story about her mother’s murder that took place 29 years earlier. After finding some old notebooks at her now-deceased aunt’s house, she’s made the decision to write about the relationship her mother was in and about the night she was murdered when Maddie was only five years old.
Maddie knows only the basic facts about the murder and remembers almost nothing about it beyond being hauled off in the middle of the night by the police to the aunt who never wanted children to begin with.
Her childhood wasn’t happy but she had the basics. Now she wants to know more about her young mother and the love triangle that lead to that fateful night. So, she goes to Truly, the town where the murder took place, into the Hennessey’s bar, the place of murder and meets Mick Hennessey, the son of the murderer.
She is ready to hate Mick but is quite surprised to find him pleasant enough. Mick, who is the owner of two bars in town and a former helicopter pilot for the military, is not the least bit happy that the desirable Maddie is un-earthing the story of his parents’ death.
But she is unlike any woman he has ever met, and they find themselves drawn to each other despite the obstacle of her book. Mick doesn’t know that Maddie is Alice Jones’ daughter, the lady who ruined their lives and unbeknown to this he goes on having an affair with her. Maddie knows that she should tell him, that it is not a fact worth hiding and he would be furious when he gets to know but still she doesn’t. Her dilemma really irritated me. I hate women to who do that, saying, “Oh! I’ll tell him later”.
The whole town blames Alice Jones for the murder, and no one thinks about the fact that Mick’s father was having an affair as a married man and no one gave a care about what happened to Alice Jones’ daughter. If someone asked, they would say, “Oh, it’s good that her mother died, she would have been a bad mother anyway she deserved that”. But no one said that same about the Hennessey kids. Why? Because they live in town. And even when it is revealed that Maddie is Alice’s daughter everyone starts blaming her and her mother for she did and are doing. No one gave a shit about Maddie’s childhood or how it had been because of Mick’s mother. All everyone cared about was how the Hennessey kids couldn’t have a happy childhood because of Maddie’s mother. This behavior of the shallow residents of Truly got on my nerves.
Even when Mick gets to know, he reacts the same and doesn’t talk to her and says a lot of awful things. I hated that fact that Maddie had gone to Mick first. She should have let Mick grovel and beg for her forgiveness.
But the positive point is that the book is quite funny; I love rom-com and that Maddie Dupree isn’t a jerk and is smart and sassy who did not always stick around Mick and is the type of a woman who doesn’t need a man to make her life meaningful. Or that is the story she sticks to, anyway.
The sex scenes are quite descriptive, so be warned.
Tangled Up In You also sees a brief appearance of the main characters from Truly Madly Yours.

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Feb 23, 2012 Adriana rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: romance, one-day-read

Contemporary romance is not a genre I’m very familiar with. I deeply enjoyed “The Diary of Bridget Jones”, but that was because I can identify with Bridget’s fear of dying alone, eaten by German shepherds or, in my case, very hungry English bulldogs. “Tangled Up In You”, on the other hand, doesn’t present such a bleak prospect for its protagonist. Maddie Jones (or Dupree, her pen name) is a true crime writer with a love for bath products and body butters. She moves to a town called Truly to writ...more Contemporary romance is not a genre I’m very familiar with. I deeply enjoyed “The Diary of Bridget Jones”, but that was because I can identify with Bridget’s fear of dying alone, eaten by German shepherds or, in my case, very hungry English bulldogs. “Tangled Up In You”, on the other hand, doesn’t present such a bleak prospect for its protagonist. Maddie Jones (or Dupree, her pen name) is a true crime writer with a love for bath products and body butters. She moves to a town called Truly to write a book about the circumstances surrounding her mother’s death. She’s a tough and successful woman who interviews dangerous criminals for a living and is used to being on her own. Things, however, don’t go exactly as planned and she ends up falling for Mick, the son of the woman who shot Maddie’s mother.

As I said before, contemporary romance is not my first choice when it comes to finding new books to read. There are times, however, when you’re in need for something light and entertaining that doesn’t force you to think very hard, and “Tangled Up In You” did a great job fitting those requirements. This is pure, hot and steamy romance all the way through, beginning with the well-known instant attraction between incredibly good looking people, and the mandatory sex scenes that made me look back every few seconds in fear of my mom coming up behind me and thinking that I was reading porn.

The one thing that bothered me was the way that the plot, (the murder investigation) disappears in the middle. I was expecting some big reveal, a reason for me to care at all about the reasons that drove Maddie to that little town, but Gibson throws everything to the back of the closet to make space for the sex scenes that justify the “romance” tag on the cover. I was waiting for Maddie to be in a situation that called for her to put on her brass knuckles and SHOW US that she’s no scared little bunny in need of protection, but it never happened. Don’t get me wrong, even at her worst she doesn’t come off as greedy or shallow (well… except when she’s talking about food and all the reasons why she doesn’t allow herself to eat sugar), but the whole “my mother was murdered by a crazy woman” led me to believe that she was going to face a similar situation.

And what about the other characters? Meg had a lot of potential, but Gibson's way of dealing with her felt cheap and lazy. The rest are a bunch of stereotypes I couldn't care less about; I read this story less than an hour ago and I already don’t remember any of their names. Is this the rule for contemporary romance?????? Oh well. At least it got my mind off the Third Reich foreign policies, and that’s saying much given all the time I’ve spent this week reading and watching documentaries about it. (less)

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Aug 11, 2011 Laurie rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: contemporary-romance, full-figured-women, hot-southern-guys, writers-journalists-reporters

Maddie is determined to uncover the untold story about the town's sordid past—her past. As a child, Maddie lost everything, and now she's back at the scene of the scandal—a local establishment that's always belonged to the Hennessys—determined to uncover the truth, and nothing is going to stand in her way. Especially not a black-haired, blue-eyed Hennessy.

Everyone in Truly knows that the Hennessy men are irresistible, and the current owner, Mick, is no exception. His late father was a skirt-chas...more

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May 01, 2012 Michelle [Helen Geek] rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: nook-tbr, 4-star

I'm going to try this one more time ...

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4 Stars

Rachel Gibson has a tried and true recipe for success, or at least success according to this reader. She starts out with a bit of fluff building a back story, then she throws a bit of angst, a lovely man with a bit of a dark side, a pretty lady with some relationship issues and waaa laaa, you have a Rachel Gibson story. I’m never bored and she sucks me in every, single time. Just love her stories.

In this one, yo...more

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Nov 03, 2012 Eline rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: chicklit

Some people give me a strange look when I say I like chick lit... Is that because I'm a teacher who teaches quite serious courses? I don't know... and I don't know why I'm not "allowed" to like chick lit! :p Maybe I need some predictable romantic stories from time to time...
I can't go without saying all of Rachel Gibsons books follow the same plot. I've only read the three first books of the writer series, but they all tell us the same story with different characters. Because I needed a light ha...more Some people give me a strange look when I say I like chick lit... Is that because I'm a teacher who teaches quite serious courses? I don't know... and I don't know why I'm not "allowed" to like chick lit! :p Maybe I need some predictable romantic stories from time to time...
I can't go without saying all of Rachel Gibsons books follow the same plot. I've only read the three first books of the writer series, but they all tell us the same story with different characters. Because I needed a light harted book, I just didn't care about that and enjoyed the book despite it.

Have to say I liked "Tangled Up In You" by Rachel Gibson. I'm starting to become a fan of her books. The story is somewhat predictable, but Rachel writes it in such a way you keep on reading and you start loving the lovely characters. It's a good read to clear your head in times of work and stress!
"Tangled Up In You" tells us the story about Maddie (Madeline) Dupree/Jones. She's one of the four writer friends Rachel wrote about in four books. Maddie's the one who writes about serial killers and the people behind big crimes. This time everything is different. Maddies next book doesn't tell her readers the story about a big crime or people she doesn't know. This time she wants to write a book about the day her mother was murdered by the wife of her big love. It's hard for Maddie to be back in the town and bar where her mother lived her last days, where she herself started her life as a lonely kid without a real family. It's even harder for her to meet the children of the woman who killed her own husband, Maddies mother and commited suiced after that. These children, Meg and Mick, are nice people and Maddie likes them (especially Mick) even though she didn't believe that was going to be possible.

Although Maddie really wants to write her book and meet some people who knew her mother, it's not so easy as thought. Mick isn't just a useful source for her book...he's the man she didn't expect him to be: the one she loves! That's the reason why Maddie doesn't want to tell him who she is. He knows she writes a book about his family and the tragidy that ruined his life, but he doesn't know she's the daughter of the girl his father loved instead of his own wife. The daughter of the reason why his mother took a gun and destroyed three lives...

To everybody who loves predictable and romantic chick lit: read this book (and the other ones in the writer series by Rachel Gibson). To all the others: .... ;)
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Feb 04, 2012 Eden rated it 3 of 5 stars

I do not generally enjoy a plot in which one of the lead characters either lies to the other or has a big secret he or she must keep, always causing major problems when the truth/secret comes out. This book has just such a plot. I consider this writer one of the better "chick lit" authors who doesn't usually have to rely on this kind of formula to make her story work.

I also felt just a little cheated by the fact that this story had a bit of a murder mystery feel about it but the big reveal neve...more

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Jul 03, 2012 Mareli rated it 4 of 5 stars

3 stars because I didn't like this book so much. It was not bad. But really, I didn't feel this great passion between hero and heroine. All the story was a bit too superficial. Not bad but not so good.

06/2012
I revaluated the story the 2nd time around! LOL
I really felt sad for her and the fact that nobody thought about her mother and her feelings. A good reading, overall.

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Jun 18, 2012 Limau Nipis rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: e-books-save-trees, on-nook, 2012-reads, modern-romance

3.5 stars.

This is my second book from Rachel Gibson after so many years. The plot was interesting.

What would you do when you meet the son of the father who had an affair with your mother? And both were killed at point blank by the son`s mother at a pub?

Maddie Dupree wanted to know her mother`s history after reading her diary. She was small when the shooting happened. And Mick, the hero, was also badly affected by the incident.

I like that Ms. Gibson make the readers see the two sides of a coin -...more

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May 01, 2013 Mandy rated it 2 of 5 stars

I can’t really say I enjoyed this book. It was more like a train wreck that I had to keep reading. I knew how it was going to end, but I kept watching anyways. Maddie, using her pen name, goes back to the town where her mother was murdered to write a book about the crime. Mick’s father was having an affair with Maddie’s mother. Mick’s mother shoots his father and Maddie’s mother before committing suicide. Not really a spoiler as it comes out in the first couple of pages. I promise. Maddie is det...more

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Aug 06, 2008 Liz rated it 1 of 5 stars

After about 50 pages of not much happening and a TON of exposition and backstory, I put this down. I couldn't keep going. For such an accomplished and usually enjoyable author, I was very disappointed that she forgot the cardinal rule of genre fiction - grab the reader right away and don't let them put down the book.

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Sep 22, 2010 Jane Stewart rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: contempry-romance-with-some-mystery

Pleasant, thoughtful book. A few good lines. OK characters. Nice ending.

This would be ok to get from the library, but I wouldn't buy it. A writer, Maddie, moves back to her hometown to research how her mother Alice was killed when she was 5 years old. Alice was a single mom, having an affair with Loch who was married to Rose. Rose shot Loch, Alice and herself. Mick is Loch's son. Mick and Maddie are attracted to each other. Mick does not know who Maddie is since she is using her pen name.

DATA:
Se...more

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Nov 05, 2011 Neha Oberoi rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: chick-lit, rachel-gibson

Too much of anything is bad for you. Given my current fixation with RG, as expected I have begun to recognise her style and the cliched characters like all the other chick lit authors. It had to happen :(

I do enjoy her sassy writing style tremendously but might need to give her a break if I intend to continue enjoying her books. Also, I dont think she should be pursuing any sort of suspense, mystery writing if she cant build up the tale to the big moment in the end. So far her strength has been...more

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May 03, 2010 Nisha rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: chick-lit, contemporary-romance, crime, friends-to-lovers, frenemies, childhood-connection

My first book by Rachel Gibson was I'm In No Mood For Love and I only kinda enjoyed it. Somehow, I wanted to give her a second chance, especially after reading a quote from this book about Carlos, Maddie's vibrator. I'm glad I did, because this book is worthy of all the praises RG has gotten.

Crime writer, Maddie returns to Truly, Idaho, a town that she had only lived in for 6 months of her life when she was about 4 years old. But it was the place where her mother, a waitress was murdered in a do...more My first book by Rachel Gibson was I'm In No Mood For Love and I only kinda enjoyed it. Somehow, I wanted to give her a second chance, especially after reading a quote from this book about Carlos, Maddie's vibrator. I'm glad I did, because this book is worthy of all the praises RG has gotten.

Crime writer, Maddie returns to Truly, Idaho, a town that she had only lived in for 6 months of her life when she was about 4 years old. But it was the place where her mother, a waitress was murdered in a double homicide and suicide. TO confront her past, she had decided to write a book about event of that murder. Bar owner, Mick had grown up in Truly, even after his mother had killed her husband, his waitress lover, and herself. Shaped by the events of that night, neither Maddie nor Mick expected or wanted a serious relationship - but somehow, the attraction between these two made their past irrelevant, at least to Maddie. Could the pair be made for love or could the past threaten to destroy them, again?

I liked both both H/h, especially since they were entangled by events of the past. Maddie has always prized herself to be independent and had even gone without a man for 4 years, despite her hedonistic personality. She's strong and fair and the perfect counterpart for Mick. Mick's father was the town's playboy and his last affair, ended in a murder. Blessed with the same looks and charm as his father, he has never wanted to marry, in case he becomes the same as his father. He just wants to forget the past, and it infuriates him the Maddie wanted to uncover it. Neither character really needed to grow - both were mature and functional, but it was a past that haunted them and the truth was all they needed.

I recommend this book to anyone who wants to tackle a good contemporary romance. It does it's best to keep it light, even while bringing up a tragic past. I loved the humor in it and it worked perfectly - Mick's nephew and sister, Maddie's vibrator and her brand new cat, and the small town that was no good with secrets. (less)

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Nov 09, 2010 ~Megan~ rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: contemporary-romance, small-town-lovin

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Jan 06, 2010 Patti Loves FAB Romance rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: contemporary

Tangled Up In You is my second book by Rachel Gibson. I really enjoyed this one, too.

Maddie Dupree is returning to the town where her mother was murdered by her married lover's wife when Maddie was a toddler. Now it's 29 years later, Maddie's a true crime writer who's decided it's time to write her mother's story.

Mick Hennessey owns the family bar. His father was killed by his mother when she killed him and his lover, then shot herself, leaving two young children behind.

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Oct 25, 2009 Kath rated it 4 of 5 stars

Almost a 4. I liked this writer's style and while this story had some series atrributes, it was also lots of fun and had some great characters. Loved Maddie and her scented bath soaps and creams. I also loved Mick,who had a reputation that he didn't deserve but still managed to be well-liked by all. The chemistry between the two characters was well-written and believable. The tragic story that linked the two together was clever and played out well.

I read this out of order (and suspected as such...more

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May 18, 2010 Srisurang rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: contemporary

ไม่ชอบเท่าสองเล่มแรก รู้สึกเหมือน Maddie เป็นคนละคนกับในเล่มแรกและเล่มสอง คาแรกเตอร์บางอย่างของเธอเปลี่ยนไป น่ารักขึ้นเป็นกอง (ซึ่งดี เพราะถ้าเป็นคนเดิมที่ขี้ระแวงเราคงไม่ชอบ) แต่พล็อตบางอย่างก็ยังไม่โดนใจมากนักค่ะ

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Dec 23, 2012 Iris Blobel rated it 3 of 5 stars

This could have been a really good story, if the focus had been on the plot instead the romance - yet, having said that, in all fairness, romance readers are the target audience.

Maddie Dupree's life is surrounded by serial killers - she interviews them for her books, but this time the background story for her next story is different: her mother's death. The truth about the past and the reason for the death. That takes her to Truly, Idaho.

Mick Hennessy owns a bar in Truly, Maddie's first stop for...more

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Aug 09, 2012 Karen rated it 5 of 5 stars

Started reading this this morning...I think it is going to be a fast moving book, just like the last book by Rachel Gibson...I LOVE a good book...I am betting this one qualifies...more to come Great book....its interesting when an Author, creates a story, about a writer and all the twists and turns they go through within the story to "write a book"...I think this was handled very well...loved the storyline...loved the masculine hero of the book...a super fast read for me!!! so glad I picked this...more

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Feb 06, 2013 Leya rated it 3 of 5 stars

I was pleasantly surprised! I enjoyed it! Really!

Maddie is a true crime author and she goes back to the small town where "she lost everything". I don't want to get into it, too much, because I don't want to ruin the experience for you. The first night that she's there she meets Mick, there's an instant attraction between them both. Soon after they start seeing each other and their feelings grow, but the secrets that Maddie is hiding from Mick, may destroy their relationship. The characters are g...more

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Jan 27, 2013 Brenda Margriet rated it 3 of 5 stars

Enjoyed this one a lot more than the hockey series by RG. Thought the characters were great, loved the angsty, thought the story line was cool. Will probably look for the other books in the series (I assume there is, because the heroine has 3 friends who are all writers of different genres).

Maddie's mother is killed in a double homicide/suicide. Mac is the son of the woman who killed her husband and Maddie's mother because of their affair. They have a very hot affair...the only thing that bother...more

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Oct 20, 2010 Photojim rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2010-reads, jim-swap-shelf, romance

What an odd premise. The hero's mother murdered the heroine's mother before killing herself. This isn't really a spoiler as it is revealed very early in the book. The question isn't really what happened 29 years ago, but how those left behind have dealt with it.

I liked Maddie, the celibate hedonist. But since it is a romance novel, you know she's not going to remain celibate forever. I liked the love story. I liked the heat between them. I even though Mick Hennesy was a decent sort of hero.

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Sep 09, 2012 Felicity rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: contemporary-romance, crush-on-you, drama-and-angst, likeable-leading-lady, murder, mystery, favourites-2012

What I dug most about this book was how Mick was so eager to spend time with Maddie. He's built a solid reptutation as a ladies man, and he may have wound his way through the town a time or two, but when he meets Maddie he seems eager to leave the past behind him. It's obvious he's totally smitten with her when he starts suggesting all the different ways to spend time together: like go on his boat, take a drive to an out-of-town restuarant, or he just wants to check up on her when she claims not...more

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Jan 02, 2012 Natālija rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: contemporary

My first read in 2012, and I'm glad I picked it up. This book is definitely my favorite in this series so far. I loved both characters & felt the chemistry between them. Despite the fact that Maddie didn't tell Mick who she was, I really appreciated the fact they were honest with each other about their mutual attraction & simply enjoyed their time together. Rachel Gibson is a wonderful author that never disappoints me. Her own style, well-developed & interesting characters make me wa...more

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Mar 09, 2011 Tasha rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: audiobook-audible, public-library-booksfree

Madeline goes to Truly, Idaho in an effort to get answers about her mother’s death for her true crime novel. There she meets the children of the man her mother was having an affair with, whose wife killed them both and then herself.

Maddie doesn’t expect to like Mick because she assumes he’s just like his cheating father. But after spending time with him, she not only likes him, but starts to love him.

Mick and his sister Meg seem to have two totally different ways of dealing with what their mothe...more

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Oct 14, 2010 Lea's Audiobooks Hensley rated it 4 of 5 stars

Unabridged audiobook version - written for a Speaking of Audiobooks column 7/19/09:
Narrated by Nicole Poole
One of my favorite Gibson books, I had read this one twice by the time I listened to the audio version. Nicole Poole’s voice is pleasant but fails to effectively differentiate between the voices of the hero, heroine, and narrator. Although I enjoyed this tale once again, it may be confusing for someone unfamiliar with the storyline.
In print - this one a definite 5 star but Poole's narration...more

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Rachel was born in Boise, Idaho, USA. Her father worked for a telephone company, and her mother was a house wife. Idaho has the largest population of Basques outside of the Basque lands of Spain. She grew up with kids with last names like Uberuaga, Berriochoa, and Egisquiza, but years later she discovered the rest of the country didn't really know much about the Basque culture or history.

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“just because you refuse to acknowledge something, refuse to
look at it or think about it, doesn’t mean it’s not there, that it doesn’t
affect you and the choices you make in your life.” — 46 people liked it

“I've thought about what I've done since I moved to Truly, and I'm sorry that I hurt you, Mick. But I'm not sorry that I met you and fell in love with you. Loving you has broken my heart and caused me pain, but it made me a better person. I love you, Mick, and I hope that someday you find someone you can love. You deserve more in life than a string of women you don't really care about and who don't care all that much for you. Loving you taught me that. It taught me how it feels to love a man, and I hope that someday I can find someone who will love me the way that you can't. Because I deserve more that a string of men who don't really care about me.” — 28 people liked it

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